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[osdn everything] April 13, 2003
Date: Sun Apr 13 2003 - 04:45:27 EDT
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Slashdot
IBM To Publish Java Office Suite
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/13/0435257
[0]prostoalex writes "The Big Blue [1]will bundle J2EE-based word
processor, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics applications in its
WebSphere portal. What's more interesting is that the package is
server-side, with functionality of the application being delivered to
the user over the network. Both CRN (linked above) and [2]The Register
considered that a major move against MSFT."
Links
0.
http://moskalyuk.com/deals/
1.
http://www.crn.com/Components/printArticle.asp?ArticleID=41198
2.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30227.htmlKeith Packard's Xfree86 Fork Officially Started http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/13/0253224
[0]Reivec writes "I was having a discussion with [1]Keith Packard on
IRC about the current developments in the [2]XFree86 Saga and [3]
politics already discussed here earlier, and I learned many interesting
things. The project has a new website, [4]xwin, and things are getting
underway. 'We're in the process of building community, from that we can
construct a government. It's a hard process to construct a
representative system from what we have now, so it will take a bit of
time. Weeks, not months. --Keith'" Read on for some more details.
Update: 04/13 03:30 GMT by [5]T: Reader [6]Khalid points to this
informative [7]interview with Packard at Linux Weekly News, too.
Links
0. mailto:reivec@utk.edu
1.
http://xwin.org/users.php?mode=profile&uid=4
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2225212&tid=104
3.
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1215243&tid=104
4.
http://www.xwin.org/
5.
http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
6. mailto:khpubique@netscape.net
7.
http://lwn.net/Articles/27673/
Lose Weight The Slow, Boring Way
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/2357234
[0]urbazewski writes "As spring gets underway (in the northern
hemisphere anyway) it's a good time to start undoing the effects of a
winter's worth of websurfing and gameplaying on your physical
condition. A [1]meta-analysis of studies of currently popular low
carbohydrate diets by doctors at Stanford and Yale reveals that they
are really just low calorie diets in disguise: 'findings suggest that
if you want to lose weight, you should eat fewer calories and do so
over a long time period." [2]John Walker's 'engineer's approach' to
losing weight is built around this astonishing insight, as described in
his online book/weight loss plan [3]The Hacker's Diet. The spreadsheets
are out of commission, but the basic insights are an excellent antidote
to fad diets." [4]Ramen, Ramen, Ramen is not on the approved list.
Links
0.
http://annmariabell.com
1.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-04/sumc-srr040303.php
2.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/
3.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/www/hackdiet.html
4.
http://mattfischer.com/ramen/recipe.htmlOpera 7.10 Released (First Opera 7.x For Linux) http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/2248223
joshieck writes "The much awaited (at least I know I've been waiting
for it) Opera 7.10 has been released. This marks the first release of
Opera 7.x for linux, and is a cause for rejoicing. Even if it is a
'beta,' it's opera, so you know it's gonna be good. Go get it at
[0]Opera.com, or [1]go right to the download page. From the [2]Press
Release: 'Opera Software today released Opera 7.10 for Windows and
Opera 7.10 for Linux Beta with features that are not only new to Opera,
but also completely new to the world of browsing. Right from the
beginning, users can see the two new buttons FastForward and Rewind in
the toolbar, accelerating Opera users' Web navigation. Users can also
speed up researching with the completely new Notes features or view
photo files with SlideShow.'"
Links
0.
http://opera.com/
1.
http://www.opera.com/download/index.dml?platform=linux&ver=7.10%20beta%201
2.
http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2003/04/11/Building ATA RAID and SMP Support into Slackware 9 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/2235215
[0]TheMadPenguin writes "This HOWTO will describe the steps necessary
to build support into Slackware Linux 9.0 for [1]Symmetric
multiprocessing (SMP) and a Promise Ultra ATA RAID redundant drive
array. By default, there is no support for these configurations unless
specified through a kernel recompilation after the initial install."
Links
Tax Tips For Small Folks?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/2153217
An anonymous "The tax deadline is fast approaching (here in the USofA). Like some of you, I have a small business on the side. Since I haven't figured out the 'step 2' yet (the one before 'step 3: profit!!!'), my revenues were zero for all of last year, and the expenses were just about zero too. What is the quickest and least painful way for a person in my situation to do his taxes? I don't want to spend 100s of dollars going to a paid professional, just to have him put all zeroes in the form. If you have done your taxes and are a small business (C-corp, don't ask why...), do you have any tips?" This is also your chance to offer all the heretofore unsolicited tax advice you've been bottling up all year.
Stash Your Hard Drive In The Attic
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/1922219
RegardsSJ writes "Robert X. Cringley on [0]his PBS website mentions a
$479 wireless, fanless 120gb network storage/file server appliance
(running linux) in his column. He thinks the killer app for this one is
for keeping your porn storage hidden, if you're busted by the cops. I
think his concept is weak, given the wireless signal is traceable
(security through obscurity?), WEP is breakable, and the fact that you
have to have the thing plugged in somewhere... The company selling the
device is [1]martian.com. Anybody use one?" Now that it's possible to
stream audio and video through various boxes originally serving other
purposes (like TiVo and PlayStation2), this looks like a good companion
piece, too.
Links
0. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030410.html
Yet Another Anti-Spam Bill In U.S. Senate http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/1725235
ackthpt writes "[0]Another bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, according to CNN/Technology, by Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) Yahoo supports it, but DMA and AOL want to polish it a bit more. Version 0.9 beta would require States Attorney Generals to sue spammers on consumers behalf. (So long as I get some moola from these jerks, I'd be happy with that) My wishes are: craft a strong enough bill to stand 1st Amendment challenges and punish violators in the pocketbook enough and a few prosecutions will bring most of the domestic junk to a screeching halt. I tend to daydream about winning the lottery, too. Contact your Senators and Representative with your wishes, maybe this time something will get a move on." Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/04/11/spam.bill.reut/index.html
HP Calcs Live On Under PalmOS
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/179214
philipsblows writes "Emulators for HP Calcs have been around for a while, but HP is actually getting behind this one, allowing ROM images to be included to support emulation of 48sx, 48gx and 49g (all separately and at the same time) on your PalmOS device. Unfortunately, it has to be a color device, but this is great news anyone who would otherwise miss out on using an HP calc. [0]Check out Power48 here." And unlike a calculator, the software is free (and Free). Links
0. http://power48.mobilevoodoo.com/
802.11n: High Throughput, Not Just Fast Wireless http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/172214
[0]eggboard writes "Unstrung reveals that the 802.11 working group is
spawning 802.11n, a high-throughput task group to work on [1]increasing
the actual data:symbol ratio in wireless networks while also boosting
speed to 108 Mbps to 320 Mbps. Most people who use 802.11a, b, or g
know that actual net throughput, or the real data that's carried, is a
fraction of the cited rate: maybe 7 Mbps in the 11 Mbps 802.11b flavor
and 25 Mbps in the 54 Mbps a and g flavors. The goal of 802.11n is to
increase speed, sure, but also to increase the percentage of symbols
that don't bear overhead. The bad news: they predict 2005 or 2006 for
completion."
Links
Freshmeat
Abe's Amazing Adventure!! 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119443/
Abe's Amazing Adventure!! is a scrolling, platform-jumping, key-collecting, ancient pyramid exploring game, written vaguely in the style of similar games for the Commodore Plus/4.
APSR 0.16
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119411/
APSR is a network testing tool designed to send and receive arbitrary network packets. Its main purposes are firewall, security, routing, and a lot of other tests. It can also be used to analyze your network. The project is split into three main programs: apsend to create and send packets, aprecv to dump the network traffic, and the apsrlib which provides the appropriate low-level functions. A very wide range of protocols are supported by the aprecv program. The application layer is implemented through modules using a simple API. Modules can be written in Perl, Ruby, C, or PCL (a special-purpose packet construction language).
ARB SRAM Linux driver 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119399/
ARB SRAM Linux driver is a device driver for AR- B1047 SRAM chips installed on the Acrosser AR-B1047 board. It provides a method of storing files that can be accessed by user applications for data that must be retained after a power loss.
AstroCam System 2.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119404/
AstroCam is an C-based Stepmotor Controlsystem including a CGI Web interface. You can use it for controlling webcams over the Internet/intranet or everything else you want to do with a stepmotor.
AWBMTools 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119413/
AWBMTools is a pair of programs to convert between 256-colour TIFF files and the custom AWBM format used by the EPIA motherboard's Award BIOS for full-screen bootlogos. It might work with other motherboards too, but has only been tested with EPIA.
Buildtool 0.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119401/
Buildtool is a set of integrated utilities which make programs more portable and easier to build on any kind of Unix-like system.
Capibara Distributed URL Cloaking Kit 0.9.6 (Beta) http://freshmeat.net/releases/119434/
The Capibara Distributed URL Cloaking Kit is a reliable URL cloaking system using low QOS hosts and lines such as home PCs and DSL or cable connections. CDUCK combines DNS server/Web server functionality and a strict security model for the creation of reliable and safe domain Web cloaking.
Chaperon 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119410/
Chaperon is a LALR parser, which parses structured text documents and generates XML documents as output. It includes a parser generator like yacc and a regex scanner like lex. As input, it uses Chaperon, a grammar written in XML. The project includes a Ant task and transformer components for the Apache Cocoon project.
Chemical Development Kit 20030412 (Stable) http://freshmeat.net/releases/119407/
The Chemical Development Kit (CDK) classes are Java utitility classes for chemoinformatics and computational chemistry. They are a complete re-write of the CompChem classes that were the basis of JChemPaint, a Java Editor for 2D chemical structures, and of JMDraw, a Java package for the graphical layout of 2D chemical structures.
CLIP 1.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119420/
CLIP is a Clipper/XBase compatible compiler with initial support for FoxPro, Flagship, and CAVO syntax. It supports Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Win32 (via Cygwin). It features support for international languages and character sets, including two-bytes character sets like Chinese and Japanese. It also features OOP, a multiplatform GUI based on GTK/GTKextra, all SIX/Comix features (including hypertext indexing), SQL, a C-API for third-party developers, a few wrappers for popular libraries (such as BZIP, GZIP, GD, Crypto, and Fcgi), multitasking, mouse events, and more.
DirsSync 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119419/
DirsSync is a python tool to synchronise 2 directories. This application will synchronise all the files and all the sub-directories, and prompt the user to confirm all the moves.
DNS File Parser 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119425/
DNS File Parser is a Java app that lets you specify a URL, a local IP, and a filename to make a set of slave entries in the specified file. The local zones (as defined by local IP) will be commented out. Its major use is for synchronized DNS with top-level domains.
doxygen 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119400/
Doxygen is a cross-platform, JavaDoc-like documentation system for C++, Java, C, and IDL. Doxygen can be used to generate an on-line class browser (in HTML) and/or an off-line reference manual (in LaTeX or RTF) from a set of source files. Doxygen can also be configured to extract the code-structure from undocumented source files. This includes dependency graphs, class diagrams and hyperlinked source code. This type of information can be very useful to quickly find your way in large source distributions.
Elm ME+ PL101a (25) (Patch)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119391/
Elm 2.4ME+ is based on Elm 2.4. It contains enhanced MIME and character set support. It can read mail from POP or IMAP folders and can pass mail to the PGP or GPG programs. It also includes modules for TLS/SSL, iconv, and SMTP.
ErfurtWiki R1.00e2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119409/
ErfurtWiki is a small Wiki engine implemented in PHP which can store its pages in a MySQL, dba/dbm, ADOdb, or a flat file database. The Wiki source parsing is rather complete but is very extensible. It stands out from other Wikis in that it does not define the whole page layout itself; instead it allows for very quick integration into an existing Web site. The core "library" is fully contained in one script file, but a collection of extension plugins is also available (email_protect, imagegallery, calendar, spellcheck, pagediff, etc.). Additionally, it can cache referenced images. The simplicity of the image uploading function makes it also a good choice as "lite" CMS for private homepages.
Gwydion Dylan 2.3.10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119439/
Gwydion Dylan is a portable, optimizing Dylan compiler written in Dylan. It was originally written by the Gwydion Group at CMU and is now maintained by volunteers. Eventually, Gwydion Dylan is meant to become a top-notch tool for building complicated applications. Dylan is a dynamic, object-oriented language with four design goals: high performance, rapid prototyping, ease of use, and seamless support for using libraries written in C. Ports of Gwydion Dylan are available for many platforms.
Huangshan 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119395/
Huangshan is a theme based on a photo of Huangshan in China.
HURL 0.6.3a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119429/
HURL Updates RedHat Linux. It attempts to download appropriate system updates from a specified FTP server. It features dependency checking, package exclusion with regular expressions, email notification when updates are ready to install, and Powertools updates. It has been tested on RedHat 5.1 through 9. It is written in Python but does not require the Python RPM bindings.
IceDock 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119408/
IceDock provides dockapp support for IceWM and few other window managers.
IOzone 3.167
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119417/
IOzone is a filesystem benchmark tool. The benchmark generates and measures a variety of file operations. Iozone has been ported to many machines and runs under many operating systems.
isdnforward 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119433/
isdnforward listens on one ISDN interface for incoming calls, dials your phone, and if the outbound call is answered it will connect both ends.
JRioUtil 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119430/
JRioUtil is a GUI utility that works on top of the rioutil tools to interface with Sonicblue's series of USB MP3 players. Features include managing the internal memory of the player, file system browsing and transfer to the player, and automatic conversion of various formats to MP3.
KMakeFaq 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119426/
KMakeFaq is a frontend for the popular Web FAQ generator "makefaq". This KDE frontend can edit existing makefaq data files or create new ones.
KPasswords 0.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119421/
KPasswords provides a convenient interface for managing usernames with passwords and other sensitive information. The information is stored in a hierarchical XML file, and passwords can be shown or hidden.
LibOFX 0.6.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119447/
LibOFX is a generic library to allow financial software to easily support the Open Financial eXchange specification. Two utilities are currently included with LibOFX: ofxdump and ofxtoqif. ofxdump writes to stdout, in human readable form, everything the library understands about a particular OFX response file. ofxtoqif is an OFX response to the QIF (Quicken Interchange Format) file converter. Much OFX information is lost since the QIF file format is very primitive, but ofx2qif should allow importation of bank statements in any software that support QIF until said software supports the library directly. LibOFX was implemented from the full OFX 1.6 spec and comes with a developers manual.
Lua 5.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119416/
Lua is a programming language originally designed for extending applications, but also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language. Lua combines simple procedural syntax (similar to Pascal) with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, interpreted from bytecodes, and has automatic memory management, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping. Lua is implemented as a small library of C functions, written in ANSI C, and compiles unmodified in all known platforms. The implementation goals are simplicity, efficiency, portability, and low embedding cost. It has been used on games such as Grim Fandango, Escape from Monkey Island, and MDK2.
Mailfilter 0.5.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119414/
Mailfilter is a flexible utility to get rid of unwanted spam mails, before having to go through the trouble of downloading them into the local computer. It offers support for one or many POP3 accounts and is especially useful for dialup connections via modem. You can define your own filters (rules) to determine which e-mails should be delivered and which are considered waste.
MP3 Database II 2.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119453/
MP3DB2 is a collection of bash scripts for keeping track of large MP3 collections. It will retrieve song information from the filenames and ID3 tags of a directory or CD of MP3s and store them in a local database. It then allows you to search any of the fields, generate a master listing of all your complete albums, see the size of your entire collection, and more.
MP3 STATION alpha2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119418/
MP3 STATION is a plain text Linux/Unix tool set for managing MP3 playback in a car with as little user interaction as possible. It can restart the last playlist at the last played track, transparently load directories, transparently recompile playlists, and keep a repository of all the playlists. It also has a simple ncurses client for comunicating with cm3s. All programs run under a non-privileged user account.
MPlayer 0.90
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119440/
MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4, DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9, RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MMX/SSE(2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim's and RealPlayer's binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs. It has basic VCD/DVD playback functionality, including DVD subtitles, but supports many text-based subtitle formats too. For video output, nearly every existing interface is supported. It's also able to convert any supported files to raw/divx/mpeg4 AVI (pcm/mp3 audio), and even video grabbing from V4L devices.
My Personal Books Library 0.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119406/
MPBL is a curses application fitted for console used for simple books listing. It allows you to keep a database with a listing of books with the following criteria: Name, Author, Year, and Loaner.
Naamah 1.08
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119403/
Naamah is a Web application that stores the ID3 tags from your MP3s and details of your audio CDs in a MySQL database. It scans drives for MP3 files and can generate LaTeX listings.
of_htmlarea 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119388/
of_htmlarea is an add-on for the OOHForms family of elements. It provides a cross- browser WYSIWYG editor that is based on HTMLArea V3.0 alpha.
Oracle Perl Procedure Library 0.95 (stable) http://freshmeat.net/releases/119427/
extproc_perl is an Oracle external procedure library that allows Oracle functions and procedures to be written in Perl. A Perl interpreter is embedded in the external procedure, and remains persistent for the life of a client session.
P6Spy 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119446/
P6Spy is an open source framework for applications to intercept and optionally modify database statements. The P6Spy distribution includes P6Log, which intercepts and logs the database statements of any application that uses JDBC. This application is particularly useful for developers to monitor the SQL statements produced by EJB servers, enabling the developer to write code that achieves maximum efficiency on the server. P6Spy is designed to be installed in minutes and requires no code changes.
palito 2003-04-12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119402/
palito is a real-time strategy game inspired by Total Annihilation.
Papillon 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119444/
Papillon is a loadable kernel module designed for the Solaris OE 8 and 9. It was inspired by the Openwall and the HAP Linux kernel patches and adds security mechanisms and protections to the kernel that address common Unix security issues. Its functionality includes a restricted proc, chroot environment protections, secure STDIO file descriptors, restricted symlinks in /tmp, setuid protections, and more.
PHP Prayer Board 0.51
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119423/
PHP Prayer Board records, organizes, and displays requests for prayer with a Web-based interface.
PHPBabel 0.3.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119412/
PHPBabel makes PHP internationalization easier by allowing a net of translators to do translations on a project and to generate include message files automagically (both constants and functions).
phpMyFAQ 1.3.0 RC (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119398/
phpMyFAQ is a fully featured and database powered FAQ system. It includes user management, a rating option, and a forum system.
pork 0.7.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119445/
pork is an ncurses-based AOL instant messenger client. It uses the OSCAR protocol (the one the Windows client uses) to access AIM. Pork features Perl scripting, an online help system, the ability to configure nearly all aspects of the program's look and feel, an alias system, and a powerful, fully configurable key binding system. It supports being logged in with more than one screen name at the same time. The default look and feel of the client is modeled after the ircII IRC client. Anyone comfortable using ircII (or any clients derived from it, e.g. epic, BitchX, etc.) will feel comfortable using pork.
Pyui 0.96 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119454/
PyUI is a user interface library written entirely in the high-level language Python. It has a modular implementation that allows the drawing and event input to be performed by pluggable "renderers". This makes PyUI very portable and scalable. It can run in environments from hardware-accelerated 3D surfaces to regular desktop windows. It was originally targeted as a User Interface for games, but it has evolved into a more general UI toolkit with applicability outside of games.
QTParted 0.1.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119424/
QTParted is a Partition Magic clone. It uses libparted for raw disk access, so you need parted installed to use it. The goal of QTParted is to fully wrap all function of parted and create a user friendly PM clone for Linux.
References for TeX and Friends 0.2.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119441/
References for TeX and Friends is an ongoing project which provides a help file for LaTeX (and its friends like ConTeXt, Metapost, Metafont, etc.) using a state-of-the-art source format, DocBook/XML. Various output formats can be generated from the source file. Anyone can write a converter for any desired output format. Because the source file is XML, the easiest way to do this might be to use XSLT.
sheerdns 1.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119442/
sheerdns is a master DNS server whose zone records are stored on a One-Record-Per-File bases. Because of this, it is the simplest of any DNS to configure, the easiest to update, and the most efficient for networks that experience a lot of updates (for example master servers for dynamic IP address ranges). You never have to restart it; any updates are available immediately without having to notify the sheerdns process.
Smarty PHP template engine 2.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119415/
Smarty is a template engine for PHP. Many other template engines for PHP provide basic variable substitution and dynamic block functionality. Smarty takes a step further to be a "smart" template engine, adding features such as configuration files, template functions, and variable modifiers, and making all of this functionality as easy as possible to use for both programmers and template designers. Smarty also converts the templates into PHP scripts, eliminating the need to parse the templates on every invocation. This makes Smarty extremely scalable and managable for large application needs.
squidefender 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119394/
Squidefender is a Perl script which analyzes a squid log file in native format to detect attacks. If it finds an attack, it sends a complaint email to the ISP of the attacker. It also has the option to execute an external command to take other actions. This can be used to automatically adapt your firewall when an attack has occured. The power of squidefender lies in its configuration options, which let you easily add new attacks to scan for. Another interesting option of squidefender is its ability to use different message templates based on the attack found.
StarDict 2.0.0-pre2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119240/
StarDict is a international dictionary with many dict data files. It has powerful features such as glob-style pattern matching, fuzzy queries, and more. When the user selects a word in other software, it can pop up a floating window showing the selected word's meaning.
Syck 0.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119393/
Syck is a YAML parser library that is designed to load data into scripting languages. Extensions for Ruby, PHP, and Python are included.
tag2html 0.1.1a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119437/
tag2html is a tool that converts most important ID3 tags from MP3 files into an HTML or XML file. It can be used to get an overview of all the MP3 files in one or more directories.
TarProxy 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119422/
TarProxy is a statistically driven, pluggable SMTP proxy that can be used to deny spammers access to your bandwidth.
tftp-hpa 0.34
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119392/
tftp-hpa is an enhanced version of the BSD TFTP client and server. It possesses a number of bugfixes and enhancements over the original. It has been made portable and will work on pretty much any modern Unix variant.
wmstradio 0.2.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119390/
wmstradio is a dock app that acts as a radio for streamed media. It reads a list of "channels" and allows them to be selected in a radio-like interface. wmstradio launches RealPlayer to connect to the site selected.
XDB-Money 0.05
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119438/
XDB Money is a simple Web-based personal finance tracker that can keep track of multiple accounts and multiple transactions, grouping these transactions into categories for reporting facilities.
XOSD 2.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/119396/
XOSD is a simple library to display shaped text on your X display, like a TV On Screen Display. It also contains an XMMS plugin, and a simple example program that can display system logs overlayed on your desktop.
Newsforge Reports
Linux not ready for the desktop? Give me a break!
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/203248
- Lee Schlesinger - I'm tired of reading on an almost monthly basis articles asserting that Linux isn't yet ready for the desktop. Nonsense! Linux is about as ready for the desktop as Windows is. It's simply a matter of corporate and user inertia that's keeping Linux marginalized.
Linux Advisory Watch - April 11th, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/11/0314230
By Benjamin D. Thomas This week, advisories were released for snort, sendmail, samba, dhcp, file, kernel ptrace, zlib, man, mutt, metrics, moxftp, glibc, heimdal, seti, kde, apache, cvs, kerberos, mysql, httpd, and openssl. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo, Immunix, FreeBSD, Mandrake, Slackware, SuSE, and Trustix.
Replacing MS Exchange with Communigate Pro http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/1750203
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Stalker Software's Communigate Pro is an increasingly popular corporate email/groupware alternative to Microsoft's Exchange Server. According to Stalker spokesperson Philip Slater, it supports "any POP or IMAP client on the market. We never have a compatibility problem. We even support pine."
Newsforge Newsvac
Dawn of the dynamic enterprise
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0456240
IT strategists and visionaries peering into 2004 and beyond see a potentially catastrophic flaw in existing enterprise solutions: complexity. How serious is it? Every business that hosts or outsources large-scale solutions will take a hit.
India seeks global role in embedded software http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0455243
Indian software companies are stepping up embedded-software development to mine a promising business vein. After years of developing software internally, suppliers like Wipro, Sasken, HCL Technologies and Mistral Software now look to cash in on their expertise globally.
Honeypots get stickier for hackers
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0454250
If Lance Spitzner has his way, network defenders will get sweeter on the "honeypot"--a traditional method of detecting online intruders.
Finding flexibility
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0452241
In this age of integration, chief technologists are embracing sophisticated, dynamic platforms as a better way to more easily manage their operations
The Baghdad Linux User Group
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/1845223
Anonymous Reader writes "A measure of the liberation of Iraq is how quickly we begin to see ordinary citizens of that country becoming part of the Internet community, says this editorial on Linux and Main. Linux has a role to play in bringing that about."
Will Sun's x86 Gamble Payoff?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0450200
For the longest time, Sun Microsystems touted itself as a supporter of open standards, but kept its Solaris operating environment as a close-knit community built around its SPARC processors.
Performance Technologies Intros PICMG 2.16-Compatible Serial Controller http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0446253
Performance Technologies introduced the latest edition to its IPnexus product family. The PICMG 2.16-based CPC358 Serial I/O Communications Controller provides equipment developers and system integrators with a high performance platform for use in communications, military and commercial server-blade applications.
Can open source win big business?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0445229
Getting Fortune 500 companies to adopt open source would be a lot easier if open-source advocates put their business hats on.
Opera sings a new version
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0441220
Opera Software has put its browser development into fast forward with a new release on Friday for both the Windows and Linux platforms.
Swedish institute goes Itanium
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/12/0436205
Hewlett-Packard has sold 90 dual-processor Itanium 2 machines to the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden's largest engineering school, for use in a wide variety of intense calculation tasks.
Thinkgeek
Clearance: Shirt Grab Bag
http://www.thinkgeek.com/clearance/5eab/
Gadgets: Powerball Gyroscope
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5ea1/
Gadgets: 3D Green Laser Show
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5e80/
Electronics: Casio Exilim EX-M2 Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/5e6f/
Electronics: Panasonic DVD Player - DVDS35 http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5eaf/
Tshirts: Mostly IP Creeper & Toddler Tee http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/kids/5e09/
Interests: Megatokyo Endgames - Pirogoeth Poster http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/5e98/
Books: The Matrix & Philosophy: Welcome To The Desert Of The Real http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5d52/
Books: The Book Of Overclocking
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5d46/
Books: Pattern Recognition
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/scifi/5d4a/
Computing: Zalman CNPS7000-Cu CPU Cooler http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e55/
Computing: Multi-Fan Speed Controller
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e51/
Computing: Zalman Silent 400W Power Supply http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e4c/
Computing: Half Keyboard
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/5e2b/
Computing: Zalman VGA Heatsink w/ HeatPipe http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e5e/
Cube Goodies: Portable Mini Fridge
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5d57/
Gadgets: LightWedge Reading Light
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5cf2/
Gadgets: Binary Code Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/5cf3/
Books: High Score! The Illustrated History Of Electronic Games http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5e26/
Computing: LED Light Sticks
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e66/
Sourceforge
JML 3.7 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=267409
This release of JML has many improvements over the earlier (3.6) release. The Java Modeling Language (JML) is a behavioral interface specification language that can be used to specify the behavior of Java modules. It combines the approaches of Eiffel and Larch, with some elements of the refinement calculus. Highlights include: - Much better support for refinement (although refinement does not yet work with jmlc), - Three new specification expressions have been added to permit specification of time and space. - A new tool, jmlspec, which is a specification skeleton generator. It takes a Java source file and can produce a file that one could use to add specifications to in a way that would refine the original. - The syntax of the refine clause has been simplified to refine "A.java"; where only a file and no classes are mentioned. Thanks to Clyde Ruby for this and to David Cok for the suggestion. - The jmldoc tool is now compatible with JDK 1.4. Note that J2SDK 1.3 is no longer supported by the tools. See the release change log (or the NEWS.txt file in the release) for more details.
PHP Surveyor release 0.95 beta
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=267374
Project aims to develop a fully functional Survey development & dataentry system. Including dataentry screen, public dataentry script, method for issuing tokens, emailing invitations & recording responses, basic statistical analysis and export facility. This release includes some incremental improvements - a changelog covering most of these is available from the project homepage. The biggest enhancement is the addition of 'mandatory' questions. This allows you, on a question by question basis, to set a question as mandatory, and require the participant to answer it before they can move away from the question. In the data-entry screen, the question is marked as being 'mandatory', however the survey can be submitted without an answer. This is to deal with dataentry of hardcopy surveys where the mandatory question has not been answered. The other major enhancement of this release is the capacity to track surveys. When a new survey is created, you are given the option of making it Anonymous, or not. If the survey is not anonymous, each response keeps a copy of the participants unique token. Using this you can track the response of each individual participant. From the 'tokens' screen, you can view the participants response, and from the 'browse' screen you can view the participants token information. As was the case for release 0.94, this is another "on the way" release. There are a few features still to be addd prior to the release of Version 1, and some continued tidying and bug-checking of the script still to be done. I would appreciate it if you could let me know about any bugs you find, or even just 'difficulties' you come across in using the script. Planned developments underway but not yet finished include a "all-in-one" public survey screen - so you can choose to present the survey on one single screen, rather than question by question.
dom4j 1.4. released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=267091
Finally after a much longer delay than we expected the 1.4 release of dom4j is out. dom4j is a simple and flexible open source library for working with XML, XPath and XSLT on the Java platform using the Java Collections Framework with full integration with DOM, SAX and JAXP.
YaBB SE 1.5.1 is out
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=266399
YaBB SE is a PHP/MySQL port of the popular forum software YaBB (yet another bulletin board). Incorporating the same intuitive user interface, and several of the most popular modifications from YaBB's Boardmod program. After an extensive period of public beta testing, YaBB SE 1.5.1 final is out! Thanks go out to everyone who helped making this release possible.
TUTOS makes it to 1.1
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=266318
About 9 month after the last major release and 2 month beta testing, the OpenSource Grupware and Projectmanagement system TUTOS was released in a new 1.1. The new releasae features a lot of enhancments new tools and useful stuff. TUTOS is the ultimate team organization software, a webbased groupware or ERP/CRM system to manage events/calendars, addresses, teams, projects, tasks, bugs, mailboxes, documents and your time spent with these things.
Release 1.1.3 of DbForms available
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=266451